Oral sex and throat cancer: Michael Douglas HPV report spotlights “epidemic”
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- June 7, 2013
Actor Michael Douglas has announced that his throat cancer was caused by the sexually transmitted disease human papillomavirus (HPV), raising awareness that the disease can be transmitted through oral sex and can lead to throat cancer.
READ MOREMiserable & Magical: A Graduation Speech for Paradoxical Times
- Making a Positive Difference
- June 5, 2013
Chosen by the student body of an elite private school in Silicon Valley to give the graduation address this year, Nipun Mehta discusses the sense of disconnect and isolation that has come from our hyper-connected world. Over a decade ago, Mehta walked away from a lucrative, high-tech career to form a nonprofit organization called ServiceSpace that built
READ MOREMeet Patrick Martins, Saving Endangered Livestock One Burger at a Time
- Environmental Well-Being
- June 5, 2013
As the food industry continues to trend towards crossbreeding and hybridization (pushing many breeds of livestock towards endangerment), Patrick Martins' Heritage Foods USA encourages producers to raise disappearing breeds. GOOD, 5/29/2013
READ MORE‘Workplace Wellness’ fails bottom line, waistlines
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- June 4, 2013
Rand Corp's report on workplace well-being– a 6 billion dollar industry– casts a doubt on the effectiveness of employee wellness programs. Keith Lemer, president of Wellnet, says it takes "senior level support and a high degree of employee engagement in healthy behaviors" for wellness programs to truly work. Although the report found that
READ MOREViolinist’s after-school program brings hope to kids, community
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 31, 2013
In Venezuela, David France studied El Sistema, a community music education program that brings instruments and instruction to underprivileged kids. Now, David uses the money he makes playing the violin to fund Revolution of Hope, an after-school orchestra he started in the disenfranchised inner-city community of Roxbury, MA. Jose Duarte, principal of Dearborn Middle School,
READ MOREA Better Way to Treat Anxiety: For Teens, Therapy Turns Parents Into ‘Exposure Coaches,’ Not Protectors
- Home & Family
- May 31, 2013
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic and other institutions are finding that exposure therapy (which slowly exposes patients to the things they are anxious about) can be highly effective in helping children overcome anxiety. Teenager Georgiann Steely overcame her anxiety this way by taking part in a Mayo Clinic exposure therapy program where her parents acted
READ MOREJust Look Me in the Eye Already: The Workplace Perils of Staring at Our Phones and Elsewhere
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 31, 2013
The decline of eye contact- in both work and social settings- is a growing problem, and it's having a negative effect on our ability to influence, impress, and connect with others. The Wall Street Journal, 5/28/2013
READ MORESome Companies Foster Creativity, Others Fake It
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 27, 2013
Leadership, not gimmicks, is what sparks true innovation and creativity in the workplace. And creative environments are cultivated by leaders who listen, empathize, and trust. The Wall Street Journal, 5/22/2013
READ MOREWorking Alone, Together
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 24, 2013
In today's world of telecommuting, many people who work remotely have started to feel alienated. More and more of these workers are joining co-working organizations like Grind, Fueled Collective and NeueHouse in an attempt to be happier and more productive. Co-working sites allow for solo work while also encouraging collaboration. The New York Times, 5/5/2013
READ MOREMost parents admit to texting, other tech distractions while driving — even with kids in the car
- Home & Family
- May 24, 2013
When researchers from the University of Michigan surveyed over 600 parents, 90 percent of those surveyed admitted they fiddle with their phones, food, CDs or navigation systems while driving with their children. The distracted drivers were more likely to have been in accidents. NY Daily News, 5/9/2013
READ MOREStudy: Half of teen drivers text behind the wheel
- Home & Family
- May 24, 2013
Dr. Andrew Adesman, who co-authored a study for the CDC on teens texting while driving, explains, "Texting while driving is becoming a sort of epidemic, and it's a higher cause of deaths than even drinking while driving. The impairment that comes with texting is worse than drinking while driving." CBS News, 5/13/2013
READ MORENew Initiative Helps Employers Take on Depression, Leading Cause of Lost Productivity in the U.S.
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- May 22, 2013
To help fight the impact of depression on the workforce, the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health, a program of the American Psychiatric Foundation, and Employers Health, a national employer coalition based in Ohio, are launching Right Direction, an initiative to raise awareness about depression in the workplace and its effect on productivity, promote early detection,
READ MORETheir instruments may be garbage, but the music will bring tears to your eyes
- Making a Positive Difference
- May 22, 2013
In Cateura, a Paraguay slum, impoverished children make beautiful music on instruments constructed almost entirely of materials reclaimed from the dump. These children are part of the Landfill Harmonic Orchestra, led by local musician Favio Chávez. Rodolfo Madero, executive producer of a documentary about the orchestra, says, "It's been an important change for the community to see these kids rising above
READ MOREJake Gyllenhaal and More Actors Stand Up for Vet Awareness
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- May 19, 2013
During the Words of War fundraiser, which raised money for nonprofit organizations that support comprehensive mental health care for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, actors performed theatrical readings of poetry and prose related to the experience of war.
READ MOREShaking off Loneliness
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- May 18, 2013
Jane Brody's article emphasizes how important it is to our well-being to have close, loving, meaningful relationships. Dr. John T. Cacioppo, Univeristy of Chicago psychologist, is quoted as saying, "Is it any wonder that we turn to ice cream or other fatty foods when we're sitting at home feeling all alone in the world? We want to
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